tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post76501471693514037..comments2023-11-02T08:09:02.234-04:00Comments on Her Bad Mother: Di and MeHer Bad Motherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03535958887714152413noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-53236485649841771762008-03-24T22:20:00.000-04:002008-03-24T22:20:00.000-04:00Well that was just lovely. Reminds me of A Little ...Well that was just lovely. <BR/><BR/>Reminds me of A Little Princess:<BR/><BR/>Miss Minchin: "Don't tell me you still fancy yourself a princess? Good God, child, look around you! Or better yet, look in a mirror."<BR/><BR/>Sara: "I am a princess. All girls are. Even if they live in tiny old attics, even if they dress in rags. Even if they're not pretty, or smart, or young. They're still princesses. All of us. Didn't your father ever tell you that? Didn't he?"Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08582261647166538969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-73647415517002655582008-03-23T14:41:00.000-04:002008-03-23T14:41:00.000-04:00I was returning home from a shopping trip with my ...I was returning home from a shopping trip with my parents when I hear about Diana's death. She actually died on my dad's birthday, so it is makes it easy to remember.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-15924349927632033362008-03-23T01:45:00.000-04:002008-03-23T01:45:00.000-04:00Bossy was camping, late summer, when her battery o...Bossy was camping, late summer, when her battery operated radio announced Diana's death. Bossy wasn't a big fan and she at first thought the death was Horse Related, but The Children! What were Diana's boys going to do? At the time Bossy had a 2-year-old and a 9-year-old and she couldn't fathom the loss.<BR/><BR/>Bossy's 9-year-old leaves for college This coming september.<BR/><BR/>Time, and accidents, are a mind-fuck.BOSSYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12137297805742498961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-9467856740956083772008-03-22T22:55:00.000-04:002008-03-22T22:55:00.000-04:00That's so sweet. You just brought back the memory ...That's so sweet. You just brought back the memory of my grandfather taking me to lunch soon before he died. I said something about my upcoming Bat Mitzvah and he mumbled something about not making it that long. It was crushing. <BR/><BR/>It was true.Mom101https://www.blogger.com/profile/15468524489744839899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-35217974838413207292008-03-22T22:35:00.000-04:002008-03-22T22:35:00.000-04:00Damn you, HBM. I'm sitting here crying my eyes ou...Damn you, HBM. I'm sitting here crying my eyes out now and it doesn't works well with all these stitches.<BR/><BR/>Next time put a little warning up top. "Don't read if you're drugged up or still really miss your gran."<BR/><BR/>Still, it was beautiful.Jenny, the Bloggesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13718481135182612620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-6200795947631469612008-03-22T18:32:00.000-04:002008-03-22T18:32:00.000-04:00Ahh. Isn't it funny how when we look back we were ...Ahh. Isn't it funny how when we look back we were so self absorbed? I'm sure I'll look back at my thirty-two year old self (like, say, when I'm 80) and think the same thing.<BR/><BR/>Love the memories of your grandma. She sounds wonderful.Mrs. Flingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05709633089269330834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-7718159666723134802008-03-22T15:15:00.000-04:002008-03-22T15:15:00.000-04:00I think that's one of the reasons I've always had ...I think that's one of the reasons I've always had a soft spot for Diana - her short feathered hair and her unassuming clothing.Julie Marshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05386446012443269817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-59894118852535349822008-03-22T00:17:00.000-04:002008-03-22T00:17:00.000-04:00This was absolutely lovely.This was absolutely lovely.Rocks In My Dryerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07093150574245539779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-19950969394883506892008-03-21T23:57:00.000-04:002008-03-21T23:57:00.000-04:00I remember getting up to see the wedding, but I go...I remember getting up to see the wedding, but I got bored because I'm impatient and it seemed to take forever for my young self.<BR/><BR/>I was quite affected by the news of her death, though. I have no idea why I would take it so personally.Run ANChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06088821030860597465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-11616318611448508762008-03-21T20:58:00.000-04:002008-03-21T20:58:00.000-04:00My youthful view of her was like yours... Dorothy ...My youthful view of her was like yours... Dorothy Hamil only quieter and not skating.OhTheJoyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031731198115388411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-49358067524846108292008-03-21T20:45:00.000-04:002008-03-21T20:45:00.000-04:00She died on my BIRTHDAY - my soon-to-be husband an...She died on my BIRTHDAY - my soon-to-be husband and I were driving back from a bush party, heard the news on the car radio and turned around to tell everyone. It was a memorable birthday.Beckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13953517447164263617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-5881515326427883282008-03-21T20:42:00.000-04:002008-03-21T20:42:00.000-04:00Lady Diana passed away right before my wedding and...Lady Diana passed away right before my wedding and it was what everyone was talking about. It was amazing to me how many people she touched.Jeniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13100043209000589029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-55443274060843623062008-03-21T19:21:00.000-04:002008-03-21T19:21:00.000-04:00What a great post and I just love the Friday coffe...What a great post and I just love the Friday coffee klatsch topics/concept. I'm not sure if just anyone can join in on the coffee klatsch, but this topic inspired me to blog on it as well: http://momily.blogspot.com/Momilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12601711936352410389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-9854811892322299442008-03-21T18:29:00.000-04:002008-03-21T18:29:00.000-04:00I totally, TOTALLY agree with you on the "Princess...I totally, TOTALLY agree with you on the "Princess Hair" thing.<BR/><BR/>Totally.Loralee Choatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16055102094371755499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-89004898715729724682008-03-21T15:53:00.000-04:002008-03-21T15:53:00.000-04:00You know, I remember other people getting up and w...You know, I remember other people getting up and watching it. it wasn't a big deal in my house, not that we had a tv anyhow. I remember when the first Gulf War started, when my dad came and told me mid-essay-writing that the us had dropped bombs on Baghdad. I remember, of course, 9/11, as I think everyone does.kittenpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05215443551546036909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-5558570480012195322008-03-21T15:01:00.000-04:002008-03-21T15:01:00.000-04:00I didn't watch the wedding but I pored over the ph...I didn't watch the wedding but I pored over the photos in the National Enquirer magazines that my grandma kept in her bathroom. Love those grandmas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-87718222963568042812008-03-21T14:35:00.000-04:002008-03-21T14:35:00.000-04:00mitzi - she was gorgeous. my grade-school self cou...mitzi - she was gorgeous. my grade-school self couldn't see past her ordinary hair-do and sensible blue suit. Remember that engagement photo?Her Bad Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03535958887714152413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-13706101501631023352008-03-21T14:30:00.000-04:002008-03-21T14:30:00.000-04:00None of my grandparents lived to see my wedding da...None of my grandparents lived to see my wedding day either. What a lovely story though. She did just what grandmas are supposed to do...make their grandkids feel special.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01979925607834752536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-46728545106912216792008-03-21T14:18:00.000-04:002008-03-21T14:18:00.000-04:00That was really beautiful. and it made me miss my ...That was really beautiful. and it made me miss my grandmother.the mama bird diarieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04248352454666306821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-21402142376926782032008-03-21T14:01:00.000-04:002008-03-21T14:01:00.000-04:00wow-- what a lovely post. your grandmother sounds...wow-- what a lovely post. your grandmother sounds like she was a sweet lady.Lisa Dunickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08530026652363687161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-59680539076624628412008-03-21T13:55:00.000-04:002008-03-21T13:55:00.000-04:00she wasn't "so pretty," but compared to the kennel...she wasn't "so pretty," but compared to the kennel club that is the royal family, she was a bloody goddess. her boys are lucky to favor her. that's all i'm sayin'.Mitzi Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04924366481274530148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-91212045262344122002008-03-21T13:28:00.000-04:002008-03-21T13:28:00.000-04:00You sound amazingly young. I remember Di's wedding...You sound amazingly young. I remember Di's wedding, I was married and had a kid. I now feel very old. <BR/><BR/>It is really a touching story you wrote. My grandma always said I was a special princess, she made me feel special too. Years after her passing, I found out I wasn't her only one. All 6 of her granddaughters were, but we never knew it. She treated us all as if each one of us was her only one. Thanks for reminding me of that!justmylifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11374379802087502624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-23814665820707328502008-03-21T12:51:00.000-04:002008-03-21T12:51:00.000-04:00Yup, I got stuck on the hair too. To this day even...Yup, I got stuck on the hair too. To this day even, I wonder what she (or her assistant or makeup artist or whatever) was thinking. I was working a summer job and got up way early to actually watch it on TV. Even though her hair was blah, I did think it was beautiful. And I sobbed just a little when I heard that she died.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-37117943903109375272008-03-21T12:07:00.000-04:002008-03-21T12:07:00.000-04:00I remember I was driving to community college the ...I remember I was driving to community college the day that the OJ Simpson verdict was read. In my heart, I did feel he was guilty. I was obsessed over the trail, as was a lot of other people...I pulled into my parking space just as they said "We the jury....find Orenthal J. Simpson...Innocent" I was okay at first, angry, but okay. Then, I heard the Goldman family cry and let out this painful scream. I began to sob. I don't know why. I walked into my poly sci class with tears streaming down my face.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-70990462180592447012008-03-21T12:04:00.000-04:002008-03-21T12:04:00.000-04:00My mom used to say "you're prom queen in my book" ...My mom used to say "you're prom queen in my book" and although I thought, "she's my mom, she has to say that," I also realized that she was saying I was special to her and that's what mattered.<BR/><BR/>I didn't get princess Diana either when she got married. But when she died, I cried for days. It somehow hit me then, that people loved her for being ordinary and living the life of a princess and helping others.Lori at Spinning Yellowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09820406823337728514noreply@blogger.com